Oral Presentations of Student Research Papers
(Listing is alphabetical, not necessarily in order of presentation)

Wednesday, May 11, 2005                 [BioMed 205/207, 1:00 to ≈3:00 pm]

Nucleotide-Binding Proteins
Karthik ARUMUGAM

Sickle Hemoglobin Depolymerization by Fiber Side and End Mechanisms
Bryant D. BOATNER

3 D Domain Swapping: Mechanism and Implications
Rajshekhar A. KORE

March of Prion Proteins to the Brain
Shalini SINGH

Fatal Familial Insomnia and the Conformation of Prp Proteins
Jessica SNODGRASS

Thursday, May 12, 2005                     [BioMed B300, 12:00 noon to ≈2:00 pm]

5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Structure, Function, and Common Mutations
Implicated in Various Disease States
Andy W. HOLLEY

Ubiquitin Related Modifier - SUMO - Structure and Functions
Ragini KAPOOR

COG Complex Dysfunction Results in Protein Glycosylation Disorder
Ganna SHESTAKOVA

Crystal Structure of the PTEN Tumor Suppressor: Implications for its Functional Regulation and Activation
Ying SU

Regulation of Snare Assembly in Membrane Trafficking
Yi SUN